ISKM10 Information Behavior

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kristýna Kalmárová (seminar tutor)
Providers of Specific teaching support
Mgr. Marek Lang, Ph.D. (přepisovatel)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 14:00–15:40 B2.43
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is:
- orientate students in the issues of information behavior studies and the interdisciplinary nature of their research,
- to support their ability to analyze critical texts and trends in information behavior research,
- to provide a basis for their own research in the field of information behavior
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- to describe the differences between the basic paradigms of information science, to evaluate their advantages and disadvantages, to assign to the paradigms the corresponding methods of research
- interpret models of information behavior
- analyze information behavior of users in different situations by different methods
- describing information behavior to draw conclusions on the design of services and systems
Syllabus
  • Basic terminology and starting points
  • Paradigms, metatheories
  • Information behavior in context. Information ecology.
  • Selected theories and models of information behavior
  • Finding and evaluating studies on information behavior
  • Research methods of information behavior
  • Trends in research of IB
Literature
    required literature
  • ST. JEAN, Beth, Ursula GORHAM and Elizabeth BONSIGNORE. Understanding human information behavior : when, how, and why people interact with information. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, xxi, 306. ISBN 9781538119129. info
  • FORD, Nigel. Introduction to information behaviour. first published. London: Facet publishing, 2015, x, 252. ISBN 9781856048507. info
    recommended literature
  • Bates, M.J. Úvod do metateorií, teorií a modelů. ProInflow. 2011, 3(1), 90-114. ISSN 1804–2406.
  • FIDEL, Raya. Human information interaction : an ecological approach to information behavior. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2012, xiv, 348. ISBN 9780262017008. info
  • Interactive information seeking, behaviour and retrieval. Edited by Ian Ruthven - Diane L. Kelly. 1st pub. London: Facet, 2011, xxxvii, 29. ISBN 9781856047074. info
  • SPINK, Amanda. Information behavior : an evolutionary instinct. Berlin: Springer, 2010, xxi, 85. ISBN 9783642114960. info
  • SAVOLAINEN, Reijo. Everyday information practices : a social phenomenological perspective. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2008, x, 232. ISBN 9780810861114. info
  • STEINEROVÁ, Jela. Informačné správanie : pohl'ady informačnej vedy. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Centrum vedecko-technických informácií SR, 2005, 189 s. ISBN 8085165902. info
  • Sense-making methodology reader : selected writings of Brenda Dervin. Edited by Brenda Dervin - Lois Foreman-Wernet - Eric Lauterbach. Cresskill, New Jersey: Hampton Press, inc., 2003, xv, 397. ISBN 1572735090. info
  • CASE, Donald Owen. Looking for information : a survey of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior. San Diego, California: Academic Press, 2002, xvi, 350. ISBN 012150381X. info
  • BRUCE, Harry. The user's view of the Internet. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2002, xi, 223. ISBN 081084365X. info
Teaching methods
Educational methods:
- Lectures
- Discussions
- Reading
Assessment methods
The final assessment is the sum of the points for the individual tasks, the group task and the written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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